DHANBAD
Assembly seat no. 284 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DHANBAD. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1977
YOGESHWAR PRASAD 'YOGESH'
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1977
2,125
4.82% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
JNPKALAWATI DEVI
- Votes
- 12,848
- Vote share
- 29.13%
- Behind by
- 2,125
Electors
1,14,071
Total votes polled
44,111
Valid votes
44,111
NOTA votes
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Turnout
38.7%
Full result, 1977
23 candidates · 44,111 valid votes
YOGESHWAR PRASAD 'YOGESH'INCwon
14,973
33.9%
KALAWATI DEVIJNP
12,848
29.1%
NIRMAL KUMAR CHATTERJEEIND
4,608
10.4%
CHINMAY MUKHERJEECPI
3,400
7.7%
SURJAN RAMIND
1,493
3.4%
B.N. LALAIND
1,221
2.8%
M.D. IKWALIND
1,049
2.4%
VANI BANSH MAZUMDARIND
942
2.1%
ANIL MUKHERJEEIND
550
1.3%
RAMJEE BHAGATIND
451
1.0%
PRABHUNARAYAN KHANDELWALIND
424
1.0%
M.P. VERMAIND
346
0.8%
Showing the top 12 of 23. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | PASHUPATI NATH SINGH | BJP | 74,331 | 48.82% | PRASADI SAO | 42,065 |
| 1995 | PASUPATINATH SINGH | BJP | 36,984 | 23.91% | RAMADHAR YADV | 4,006 |
| 1990 | SURENDRA PD. ROY | INC | 29,973 | 31.02% | S.K. SHRIVA | 4,633 |
| 1985 | SURENDRA PRASAD ROY | INC | 24,780 | 36.66% | RAM CHANDER SINGH | 10,721 |
| 1980 | YOGESHWAR PRASAD YOGESH | INC(I) | 41,638 | 60.27% | GOPI KANT BAKSHI | 24,061 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
